Pantomime - a Christmas tradition - VB

crafty

a goody

gender rôle reversal

topical

buffoonery

slapstick

juggling

an in-joke

innuendo

plot

convention

in drag

to be / go over your head

chorus

costume

cast

a guest star

high-brow

a walk-on part

jobbing (adj)

ridiculous but amusing behaviour (from the Italian for a ‘clown’)

continuously throwing into the air and catching a series of objects

relating to current affairs

to be too difficult or strange for you to understand

situation in which what is traditionally done by males is done by females and vice versa

a remark or remarks that suggest something sexual or unpleasant but do not refer to it directly

an amusing anecdote shared exclusively by a particular group

a way in which sth is usually done

used of ideas or culture which are intellectual

a very small, insignificant rôle involving an actor being on stage for a short time, and speaking very few or no words

the main sequence of events in a play, film or novel

set of clothes worn by an actor or performer for a rôle or show

(of a man) dressed in women’s clothing

a good or favoured person, especially a hero in a story or film

a basic type of amusing acting in which the actors behave in a silly way, such as by throwing things, falling over, slipping on a banana skin

clever, especially in a dishonest or secretive way

someone who does not work regularly for one person or organization but does small pieces of work for different people, used of an actor / plumber / builder/ gardener etc.

set of actors in a play or film

part of a song which is repeated, usually after each verse

a well-known, popular person invited to appear as a ‘star’ in order to attract a larger audience